ANAHEIM – From his corner locker, three hours before last Sunday’s game, Chris Iannetta was watching a movie on the Angels clubhouse television and laughing.
The jokes were stupid funny and crass, not really the sophisticated humor one might expect would push the cerebral veteran Angels catcher into a bout with the giggles.

SAN DIEGO – The Chargers opened training camp Thursday morning with the continuing questions about whether the club will stay and – finally and more refreshingly – football questions about how the team will run.
And, in the case of suspended Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates, a few answers came about how he’ll spin

ANAHEIM – Just when we all might think that Mike Trout’s heroics can’t possibly get any more spectacular, the Angels’ reigning AL MVP did something magical Sunday once again.
In the sixth inning of the Angels victory over the Texas Rangers, Trout blasted Spencer Patton’s 93 mph, down-and-in fastball into the

SAN DIEGO – His seat in the Fox Sports San Diego broadcasting booth, perched behind the plate and five stories above the Petco Park field, was vacant before the past two Padres games.
His office, just down the hall, also has had its door closed and locked. It’s known as “the bunker” for its broom-closet-like dimen

ANAHEIM – With so much going well for the Angels and so much winning going on, it might be easy to forget about the return of the former slugger who was going, going, gone before he ever delivered much for the Angels.
Josh Hamilton makes his first visit to Angel Stadium on Friday night with his new-old Texas Rangers, who welcomed h

ANAHEIM – It was a most heartwarming moment to watch, this display of human spirit worth remembering from this past week when Major League Baseball celebrated its players with All-Star Game festivities.
It came the night before the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, before young Angels All-Star

ANAHEIM – They loom like winning Powerball numbers, hanging on the beige wall in right field between the stands and giant scoreboard at Angel Stadium.
The six large, white circular signs, each rimmed in Angels red, carry a red jersey number and name: 11 Fregosi, 26 Autry, 29 Carew, 30 Ryan, 42 Robinson and 50 Reese.
Only si

LOS ANGELES - To see a true All-Star take the field, watch what happened when it was Erika Joy’s turn to pitch on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
The 7-year-old girl had never thrown a baseball before, and she seemed too daunted by the idea of trying to hurl it at the netted target 15 feet away in right field.

LOS ANGELES – They looked like rock stars on Tuesday morning, having jumped from the pitch to the L.A. Live outdoor stage with microphone and Women’s World Cup trophy in hand and a new song to sing.
“I believe ... ,” U.S. captain Abby Wambach shouted, cuing the crowd to repeat after her by pointing the microphone

ANAHEIM – Sometimes we forget about the mighty and mite-y guy who’s back hitting big in the middle of the lineup, patrolling the middle of the infield and cracking jokes from his locker in the middle of the clubhouse.
On a team better known for more sizable and more powerful attractions such as Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, the

Angels centerfielder Mike Trout continues to lead all outfielders for the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, according to the sixth and latest AL balloting update released Monday.
With just four days remaining for fans to vote online at MLB.com, Trout, the reigning AL MVP, has 11,461,212 votes, outpacing Kansas City Royals outfielders Lorenzo Cain

ANAHEIM – Only the chain-linked cage behind the plate separated him from Angels All-Star Mike Trout, his favorite player who was taking batting practice and belting line drives into the outfield.
Having just watched him on television or distantly from the Angel Stadium stands, Trout was so much bigger than 15-year-old Angels fan Mi

ANAHEIM – The homegrown slugger who was born 10 miles away from Angel Stadium, schooled at Villa Park High, groomed in the Angels farm system and developed into a 2012 All-Star with his hometown team returned for this weekend’s series as a visiting Seattle Mariner.
Welcome back, Mark Trumbo. You’ve been missed.

OMAHA, Neb. – This Midwestern town rolls out the red carpet for two weeks every June, welcoming national college baseball-title chasing teams and their legions of fans from all over the country to the “Greatest Show on Dirt.”
As soon as visitors walk off planes at Eppley Airfield, they see College World Series banners.